whats a good metal/rock bass?

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whats a good metal/rock bass?
Topic Started: Aug 16 2007, 01:46 PM (1,197 Views)
microcreations	Aug 16 2007, 01:46 PM Post #1
Member Posts: 68 Group: Members Member #1,065 Joined: August 14, 2007	my friend wants to know what kind of bass is good for metal/rock so if anyone could help out by telling me some kinds i would appreciate it. thanks



Bullet	Aug 16 2007, 01:59 PM Post #2
Admin Posts: 1,912 Group: Admin Member #183 Joined: January 13, 2007	ESP? Answer to everything metal :lol:



zoidbergpsp	Aug 16 2007, 02:07 PM Post #3
Hippy Posts: 765 Group: Members Member #1,068 Joined: August 14, 2007	Yup ESP good I got a Epiphone SG bass.. thats pretty nice.. rele heavy tone.. none of that twangy jazz stuff.
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microcreations	Aug 16 2007, 11:47 PM Post #4
Member Posts: 68 Group: Members Member #1,065 Joined: August 14, 2007	ok sweet



mynameisDavid	Aug 17 2007, 05:16 PM Post #5
Member Posts: 1,102 Group: Moderator Member #294 Joined: March 2, 2007	microcreations Aug 16 2007, 11:47 PM ok sweet no ill have to dissagree i have an ibanez paul grey sig. and its the best bass out of 10 of "the best" bass'
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rejected_people	Sep 6 2007, 08:30 PM Post #6
Member Posts: 45 Group: Members Member #1,438 Joined: September 6, 2007	I have an ibanez SRX650 thats good for most things. most active ibanez basses sound good



zoidbergpsp	Sep 6 2007, 08:56 PM Post #7
Hippy Posts: 765 Group: Members Member #1,068 Joined: August 14, 2007	mynameisDavid Aug 17 2007, 05:16 PM microcreations Aug 16 2007, 11:47 PM ok sweet no ill have to dissagree i have an ibanez paul grey sig. and its the best bass out of 10 of "the best" bass' In your opinion.
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+�johnbrigade	Sep 7 2007, 10:14 AM Post #8
Retired Posts: 199 Group: Retired Member #1,088 Joined: August 15, 2007	epi SG/EB-0/EB-3 - too much mud. Depends what sort of tone you want. Agree that Jazzes are a bit too twangy for metal. Steve Harris uses a Precision, Lemmy uses a Ric (quite woody and twangy, but he plays chords on his), Cliff Williams uses a Stingray. Stingray - extremely versatile, really growly if they're set up right, great bass to own and a good investment to boot if you get a cheap enough one. Precision - great thump and some bargains to be had. Warwick is another option you might want to look at
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+�Rob S	Sep 7 2007, 11:00 AM Post #9
Retired Posts: 918 Group: Retired Member #770 Joined: July 6, 2007	I love Warwick and Musicman. I suppose that I am a tad biased as one of my favourite Bass Players uses Both. I love the sound of Rickies and Precision Basses too and still regard the Thunderbird as an exceptional Bass. By the way...Does anyone know what that Black Monster that Neil Murray uses is? He seems to be using it more or less exclusively these days, whether working in Whitesnake, M3 or We Will Rock You. It has a very distinctive tone and I admit that I am hooked. NOT that I am a Bass Player by any stretch of the imagination. Another Bass that I am really looking forward to hearing one of these days is a "Goodfellow" Nightingale which a friend is having restored. I should imagine that it will be tremendous.
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Flying Vee	Sep 7 2007, 12:44 PM Post #10
Weather Presenter Posts: 218 Group: Members Member #1,347 Joined: September 1, 2007	A mate of mine plays in a heavy Rock/Metal band and he swears by Ibanez basses
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Bullet	Sep 7 2007, 12:59 PM Post #11
Admin Posts: 1,912 Group: Admin Member #183 Joined: January 13, 2007	I had an Ibanez bass once. I don't play bass but somebody offered me it for �50, so I bought it. Didn't sound wonderful, especially through my Marshall MG :lol: :lol: :lol: BUT, I did manage to make quite a profit on it :rolleyes:



+�Weez	Sep 7 2007, 01:07 PM Post #12
Member Posts: 97 Group: Retired Member #775 Joined: July 6, 2007	My Bassist collects and has quite a few really nice basses, my fav is his Dan Armstrong Plexi, my least is his Hofner Violin bass.
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zoidbergpsp	Sep 7 2007, 03:33 PM Post #13
Hippy Posts: 765 Group: Members Member #1,068 Joined: August 14, 2007	Bullet Sep 7 2007, 12:59 PM I had an Ibanez bass once. I don't play bass but somebody offered me it for �50, so I bought it. Didn't sound wonderful, especially through my Marshall MG :lol: :lol: :lol: BUT, I did manage to make quite a profit on it :rolleyes: Why u play a bass through a MG? XD someone tried to do that to mine at a gig at school once i shouted at them slighlty and pointed out high volume bass thorugh it might damage it they were a few years younger and petrified with fear... i felt bad after..
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Bullet	Sep 7 2007, 03:35 PM Post #14
Admin Posts: 1,912 Group: Admin Member #183 Joined: January 13, 2007	Twas back when I knew nothing :rolleyes:



zoidbergpsp	Sep 7 2007, 03:42 PM Post #15
Hippy Posts: 765 Group: Members Member #1,068 Joined: August 14, 2007	Bullet Sep 7 2007, 03:35 PM Twas back when I knew nothing :rolleyes: resists temptation to be really mean ahhh bass amps have to be huge to get the right grunt out of them XD 5 seconds next to my bassists fender amp.. only 60W but packs a hell of a bunch.. and i had a headache XD
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